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PAOR 4 nKND IIUM.KTltf, BHNTI OIIKOON, TUUltHDAV, AUOUBT IB, MIR n il M 'il j "I :H :, M MM The Bend Bulletin BEND, OREGON Kstnbllshcd 11)02. GEORGE PALMEU PUTNAM I'nbllshor nonfirvr W. SAWYER Editor-Manager. An Independent newspaper stand ing for tho sqliaro deal, clonn busi ness, clean politics nnd tho best In terests of 13 o nil and Central Oregon. One Year 12.00 Six Months 1.00 Three Months .50 TJ1UIISDAY, AUGUST 15, 1918. , BEHOLD BBND. (Orrson Journal.) Ono ot tho notablo cities of East ern Oroffon,,l3,vllon,d., "ltf Is In tho heart bt la? cotintfy bgtAy suggestive of romance ' r ' If you havo never been over there, you ought to go. Indoed, you do not know Oregon until you have seen Eastern Oregon with Us marvelous distances. Its high altitudes and a picturesque perspective all Its own. Eleven snow capped mountain peaks are In view from Dcnd. They aro so near that you do not havo to climb a hill to see them, and tho air is so clear that they can bo seen by moonlight. As stated in a now book by W. It. Cheney, they are almost constantly on exhibition, as there is sunshine 320 out of the 365 days In tho year. When you Journey north or south between Dend and Klamath Falls, you aro at an altitude more than half way up the summit of the Cascado range, and In succession you look on theso mountain peaks: Mount Jefferson, 'Mount Mlnto, Three Fin gered Jack, Mount Washington, Bolknap crater, Black crater, the Threo Sisters, the middle ot which Is 10.CG0 feet high; Broken Top, the Bachelor, Devils Hill, Rock moun tain, Irish mountain, the Twins, J Mount Yoran, Maiden peak, Diamond peak, the Cowhorn, Mount Thlelson and Mount Scott. Many ot them are in sight at Bend. Bend Is 249 miles from Portland. It is almost directly east of Eugene. It Is reached by rail from Fallbrldgo via the Hill line and from Sherman over tho Harrlman line, both 107 miles from Portland and 147 miles from Bend. Both lines run through the Deschutes canyon 101 miles. Much ot the way tho Deschutes gorge Is 1,000 feet deep and so narrow that tho roadbeds are cut like a shelf in tho steep rock walls. The two roads cost 122,000,000. At no point along the entire distance can a town be built upon tho railroad or river. The wheat from tho fields contiguous' to this deep and striking gash in the earth Is poured down to the railroads through pipes or chutes. At Metollus, 106 miles from the Columbia, the two roads Join, and cross tho Crooked river on the high est single span steel bridge on the American continent. This brldgo is 320 feet high and 320 feet long. As you cross this bridge in a Pullman car thoughts turn with awe to the achievements of man and to the dar ing of his engineering skill. Bend is the power city ot Oregon. Tho wild, leaping Deschutes river with Its rushing waters' gives Bend title to that distinction. Twelve miles above tho city Is Bcnham falls. In tho 12 miles below Benham falls the Deschutes drops 600 feot. Bend is at tho edge of immense pino forests to tho west and south. Irrigated lands environ the city to tho east and north. Stretching far away to the south and southeast aro tho rich valleys and high table lands ot Central and Southeastern Oregon, a rallroadless country ot vast, undeveloped resources and Im mense potentialities. Tho sawmills of Bond manufacture 850,000 feet ot lumber dally. The output is marketed in the east and mlddlo west. Forty per cent, of the product of ono of the mills is manu factured into sash and box shook. Some of tho mills cost a million dollars each. If placed end to end tho mill and factory buildings at Bend would be moro than a mile in length. Tho mill buildings and lum ber yards occupy space a Quarter to holt a milo wide und a mile and a half long. Everything In milling at Bend is on a mammoth scale. A sash factory there Is tho largest in tho world. A box factory is tho second largest In tho world, and a battery of dry kilns Is tho second largest In America. Some of the mills own timber enough to keep their saws busy, night and day, for CO years. The timber adja cent to Bend Is, with tho possible ex ception of Siberia, tho largest body ot standing pine In tho world. upon hor fathor's kneo am) told this sfniplo fable: "Onco upon n tlmo thoro was n big barnynr,d with two happy fam ilies family ot bees nml a family of files. Both families wero vory largo, but they had a lot to eat, and so wero Jolly tho whole summer through. Only onco tn a whllu would mamma beo and mamma lly havo a squabble, and this was always over work. Tho busy boo family spent their time gathering food and storing It for tho winter, while tho lly fam ily would not do this. Tho llles thought that summer would always continue, and they refused to save up for tho cold, cold winter nhoad. "Finally tho winter came. Tho loaves had fallen from tho trees, tho harvest had been gathered and tvqri thlng wVcovorod,vflth suow. nV long 'time thofly ramify had-had 'nothing to cat, but they wore ton proud to bag. Ono day they could stand It no longer, so Mr. nnd Mrs. Fly dccldod to call upon Mr. and Mrs. Bee. Thoy wont to tho bcehlro and knocked at tho dour. Mr. and Mrs. Beo stuck their bonds out of their cozy home nnd asked what was wanted. ' 'Wo want somothlng to cat,' said Mr. and Mrs. Fly. "'Why didn't you savo In the summer, tho way wo did?' nsked Mr. nnd Mrs. Bee. 'Wo would llko to sharo somo ot our food with you, but wo havo only enough tor our family. If wo feed you our children will starve. "Sadly did tho papa nnd mamma fly leavo tho warm beehive full ot food and return to their poor, hun gry children In tho cold corner of tho open shed, only to tell them that thero was nothing tor them to do except to starve nnd freeze." A. "That Is a flno story, my little girl," said tho father. "You have told it nicely, and I am proud ot you." "Thank you, papa, for your kind words. But I havo been wondering It wo aro llko tho bees or tho flics." And this set tho father to think ing. Ho knew that theso aro bright sunny days for wago earners; that wages aro now high, work Is now plentiful, and money Is now plenti ful. Ho began to think that wlso are tho families who, like tho bee family, aro now storing up honey; and foolish arc the families who, llko tho fly family, aro now spending their all. "Perhaps after this war is over times may bo hard," said tho father to himself; "there may be many people out ot work, and those who do not now save will wish they had saved." There aro seasons in business times ot business prosperity and business depression Just llko the season of summer and winter. One follows the other. It Is Just as cer tain under present conditions that a period of unemployment will folldw a period of over-employment as it is certain that winter will fol low summer. yearly .during your torm ot-enlist mont In tho Students' Army Training corps. Private's pay Is allowed for this. Result to young man: Iimuranurcnbty (greater fitness to sorvo tho country In war will bo gatuod from tho collegiate and mili tary training. In many cases, trnlnlng In science will bo received which will enable tho students to glvo special survlco of military value, though uutsldo ot tho lighting units, In all cases tho student will bo prepared for tho efficiency In the arts ot penco through his years ot collogu work. He will bo liottor mentally, better physically, moro useful both to ItlniKolt and to tho country. Thoro can bo no higher Ideal of patriotic Borvlco than this. WHAT WE FiqilTFOIt. Tho high alma of America ami hor allies aro well expressed In Presi dent Wilson's greetings to Franco on UastUo day: "As Franco eolobrnted our Fourth ot July, so do wo colobrate hor Four teenth, keenly conscious of a com radeship of arms and of purpose ot which we aro deeply proud. The sea seems vory narrow today, France Is so closu neighbor to our hearts. The war Is being fought to save oursolvoa from Intolerable things, but It Is also being fought to savo mankind. Wo extend our hands to each other, to tho great peoples with whom we aro associated; and to tho peoples everywhere who lovo right nnd prize Justice as a thing boyoud price, and consecrate ourselves onco moro to tho noblo enterprise ot ponce and Justice, realizing tho great concep tions that havo lifted France and America high among tho free peoples of tho world. Tho French ling tiles today from tho staff ot tho White House, and America Is happy to do honor to that flag." - i ii SAVING AND LENDING." Sir William Goodo, ot tho British food ministry, says that from July, 1917, to April, 191S. tho United States exported to tho allies SO, 000,000 bushels of wheat products. Of this It Is asserted that 50,000,000 bushols represented voluntary secrl flees by tho Amorlcan peoplo In their consumption ot wheat. Thero Is a trlplo economy, a triple aspect ot this saving of wheat. It savo wheat for our army and the armies of our allies; It saved money to tho American people, nnd for the most part this money went for tie purchaso ot government war secur ities. Thero Is another saving still; Ihii sort ot sacrifice and economy Is help ing win thft'war sliortcn"tho' war " with tho resultant saving of soldiers' lives. DAILY GERMAN LIE. A correspondent In Norton, Va reports a current rumor that "only 10 per cent, of the money collected by tho Red Cross goes to the relief and benefit of the persons for whom subscriptions are taken." Tho credit so often given to such charges against tho Rod Cross Is probably duo to the general ignor anco of tho way In which the organi zation is managed. It is taken for granted that becauso subscriptions to tho society aro voluntary It is a prl vato charltablo association. That Is not the case. Tho Red Cross Is the government's agency for war relief. President Wilson Is its president. Tho secretary of tho treasury Is tho treasurer of Its war relief fund. Among Its officers aro the secretary of state, the surgeon goneral ot tho army, the surgeon general ot the navy, the comptroller of tho cur rency, and tho solicitor general of tho United States. Moreover, It re ports to congress, and Its accounts aro audited by tho war department. It would bo as Imposslblo for tho Red Cross to mlsuso tho money It collects as It would bo for the war department Itself to devote only "10 per cent." of Its funds "for tho relief and benefit" of tho army. All theso stories of wasto and extravaganco In tho management ot the Rod Cross aro pro-German slanders designed to discourage loyal citizens in support ing a necessary war work, J. H. LEWIS MAY REMAIN ON JOB (Continued From Pago I.) THE BEE AND THE FLY. (lly IloKer W. IJalwon.) "Havo you ever heard tho fable of tho beo and the fly, papa?" said a little iglrl to hor father, upon re turning from school ono evening. "No, my little girl; tell it to mo," said (ho father. Whereu !bo lUtlo girl fcjlrabed WHAT DEPARTMENT ASKS OF YOUTH. Go to college. Enlist In tho United States army as a moraber of tho Students' Army Training corps, provision for which has already been mado. Remain at your college work until you aro called by tho government for actlvo service. Tills will not bo un til you are 21, unless thero should bo an emergency, In which case you will bo only too glad to help, Attend six weoks' Bummor camp men ot largo engineering experience with broad vision. But ho declines to let It be known who these appli cants are, and down deep It Is under stood that ho Is rather hoping that Mr, Lowls wilt-quit flirting with out side propositions and decide to re main in tho fold as state erxxlnnor, Tho doscrt land board will havo a somowhat different lineup after the first of tho yoar. O. P. Hoff will stop Into the treasurer's offlco, which will glvo him a placo on tho board. If Lewis loaves a new engineer will havo to fit Into tho board duties. Tho rost of the board, Wlthycombo, Olcott and Brown, will stand as It Is now, unless the unbelievable could happen nnd Walt Plerco bo elected governor. No ono has any Idea that this will happen, however, aside from a fow candidates for squirrel food. Percy A. Cupper, assistant state engineer, is an avowed candidate for tho placo ot Lowls, in ovent Lewis resigns, but when asked as to Cup per's chances, tho executive was non committal, although ho did not say that It would not bo Cupper. Cupper Is a nomlnco for water divi sion superintendent from district No, 1, and If appointed engineer ho would run both offices for tho salary of ono. Want Women on Job. Conservation of man power Is tho reason for an ordor which has been issued by Stato Highway Engineer Nunn to all ot tho employes on statel highway work throughout the stato to tho effect that wherever practic able women employes be put on tho payroll Instead of mon, It Is the object of tho department to liavo women doing all of tho light Jobs that can bo handled by mombors of that sex, such as Inspection work, rock checking and Jobs ot a similar nature. Mr. Nunn states that tho womon already employed and the.ro aro somo employed havo shown thomBolves to bo honest, competent and with a decided prido in their work, much moro prldo along that lino, porhaps, than tho averago mall. Tho general election will boo but sbrlnltiiitlvo and rororomluin'nions urcn on tho ballot, Only twloo bo Tore nlncu tho Intttatlvo nnd referen dum nmcndmuiit was passed In 19011 lmvp tlio measures boon less, hi 1904,, the yoar after tho nmomlinont was adopted, throe measures wore on the ballot, and In 191 II, at tv special referendum election thoro wore hut live. In ID 12 Ihu crost of tho flood was reached, when n totnl of 37 measures wero passed upon by tho peoplo. Slnco thnt tlmo thoro has boon a stonily decline, which Indi cates an apparently growing apathy on tho jmrt of thu people to tinker around with governmental affairs. This sort of law tinkering has proved to bo unsatisfactory In some In stances, and whllo thoro Ih no doubt In tho minds of tho .great majority ,4110,1 tho Initiative and referendum I flf, Immoanuroablo valith IniregiiriL Important joglnlatlon, to innkft It III vohlelo for tho whim and hobby ovory Tom, Dick nnd Harry Is becom ing less popular than In tho past. As tho stato grows, and since HiifTrngo hns doubled tho registered vote and consequently doubled tho number ofi signatures to plnco a petition on the ballot, It Is becoming moro Incon venient for tho street corner legis lator to foist his piddling whimsical ities upon tho pooplo. No doubt tho lultlntlvo and referendum will soon simmer down to tho consideration of but ono or two measures of major Importance nt ovory olcctlon nnd thu old representative plan will continue unnbated, until a new wave of re form hits tho Inntl nnd tho U'Ronn can get their snouts Into the trough ot another Jaw soapmnker. Talk In .Million. Whllo nnyouo connected with the fedornl government Is considered a piker unions ho talks In terms of billions, tho stato authorities are fallowing suit nnd only millions ran bo considered by tho elite. Tho In dustrial accident commission figures that It will cost 1 1,200,000 for the state's sharo of tho accident fund for tho next blonnlum unless the law Is mado compulsory nnd tho burden ro moved from tho state, savo tho bur don for tho moro cost of maintenance. All told, tho commission expects Its receipts to mount to 18,400,000 for tho two years stnrtlnx with tho llrst of January next. Protty good for n commission thnt started with nothing but hopo In .November, 1914. Rather a husky growth for a four-year-old kid. But nearly everyone concedes that tho commission Is doing n won derful work for tho workers, and tho fact that personal Injury cases have been practically eliminated from tho dockets of tho courts of the stato pleases ovorynne but tho ambulance chaser. Tho commission will rccom tnond that tho state's share ot the accident fund bo cut out by the next legislature nnd that will bring tho expenso of tho commission to tho stato down to tho bare cost of main tonanco, or about 1287,000 for tho two years. Tho state now Is com pelled to pay oue-sevonth of tho total The House of Style and Quality7 fl Our new goods are arriving daily. All the new ideas of the lead ing markets are to be seen at our store. Nq matter what'yoiVwant: in U Coat, Suit, Dress, Skirt, Waist or Millinery If Quality, Style and Exclusive ncss is what you are looking for you can find it only at the 4105 The Parisian Prinze BuilJin LADIES' OUTFITTERS Cor. Wall and Ortfon St amount contributed by employer nnd employes, Tho governor nssorts that follow ing tho first of tho year tho military police will bo cut down by one-third nnd that on tho beginning of the year after that It will bo cut down another half, ns a result tho cost of the pollco for tho next blunnluiu may bo cut d(wu from 060,000, as esti mated, to 1274,000, and It Is possible It nmy be cut down even lower than that If It Is decided by the leglslaturo to keep tho organization In existence. Tho executive states that tho national guard and homo gunrd milts nro now getting on such a substantial basis, and will continue tn Increase In ef ficiency as tlmo progresses, that It will be possible to cut the police down very materially and still havo all of tho protection needed for war Industries and kindred operations which need protection from Internal enemies. Economy N Wntrlmonl. Tho governor also declares that thorn will be no winking at any un necessary expenditure of funds, and thnt tho most rigid economy will be thu watchword In state affairs. This, ho declares, Is nil tho moro essential as tho next year Is coming on with tho greatest demands In vluw that havo ever been linposod on tho Amorlcan people. , . "Not only nro tho taxes for war purposes going to be enormous anil u very materially lidded burden," stated thu governor, "hut tho do manils for subscriptions to Liberty loans and other government financial activities will bn so gnwit hi com parison to what have coiiin lioforo that tho people will be hard pressed to meet the obligations. They will meet them, us they havo In tho past, with a smile and n determination to glvo tho government every needed support In Its contest against tho powers of tho Imperial Gorman gov ernment. Hut that makes Jt no le tho duty of every state official to see that state taxes aro hold down to llm very narrowest margin. No' If ever economy In stato affair Is tho great essential of state government and I am determined that these ex penses shall bo pared to the very quick. In somo Instances It may hurl, but wo will nil have to meet n situation thnt hurts and stato ex ponsoH can be rut to thu marrow, "All activities must bo sidetracked to meet war emergencies and when ever an expenditure of state funds Interferes with tho successful prose cution of the war, or adds even n mlto of extra financial burden onto tho people which Is not absolutely necessary, unit expenditure must bo I nipped In thn bud." Back Up the Boys in France GENERAL PERSUING SENDS WORD FROM THE FIGHTING LINE "WE'LL WIN THIS WAR, BUT THE BUSINESS MEN OF AMERICA MUST STAND BACK OF US TO THE FINISH." There's more than one way to do this buying Liberty Bonds, supporting the Red Cross but most of all, con ducting your businesstransactions on an economy basis. Economy in clothes'buying means picking the clothes that will last. Cheap adulterated fabrics wear out quickly and are wasteful. All-wool garments give long hard wear and save the government's supply of wool. We sell you Hart Schaffner & Marx suits and overcoats the all-wool clothing. We'll stand back of you with our guarantee that these clothes will wear. It's up. to you to buy the right kind of clothes -( this year if you're going to back up "the army in "ft ' Flanders. 17 A CI TrTCL NOW HERE FOR r-lJLiJLi OUHO YOUR CHOOSING 104 Men's Suits $18.00 97 Men's Suits $20.00 114 Men's Suits $25.00 77 Men's Suits $27.50 and $30.00 63 Men's Suits $35.00 and $37.50 Your size and fit slims, stouts, longs, stubs a sure lit in all cases. MAURICE P. CASHMAN Homo of Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes FLORSIIEIM SHOES . BEND'S DUTCHESS BANTS CLOTHIER